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so far romney is declining to ask senate nominee to remove a campaign ad from the air featuring romney's endorsement of mourdock's senate bid. >>> earlier in the day the president sat down with brian william, part of exclusive behind the scenes access to president obama on the campaign trail, with just 12 days to go, brian asked the president if he surprised the race is so tight. >> after '08, power of incumbency, you got osama bin laden, you did not expect to be sitting on a more substantial race than we are here? >> no, brian, listen, you have short memory. folks in your business were writing me off a year ago, saying there's no way i would win. so, you know, these things go in ebbs and flows. the one thing i've always tried to be is steady in terms of what i'm believing in, who i'm fighting for. and i think that one of the qualities i bring to bear in this campaign is people see, what did i say i was going to do in 2008 and what have i delivered and they can have some confidence that the things i say i mean. >> you can see more of brian's interview with the president on the campaign t
so far romney is declining to ask senate nominee to remove a campaign ad from the air featuring romney's endorsement of mourdock's senate bid. >>> earlier in the day the president sat down with brian william, part of exclusive behind the scenes access to president obama on the campaign trail, with just 12 days to go, brian asked the president if he surprised the race is so tight. >> after '08, power of incumbency, you got osama bin laden, you did not expect to be sitting on a...
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romney and president obama crisscross the country trying to reach each voter. >> what is the cure for romnesia? >> well, obama care covers preexisting conditions, so -- >> and pablo sandoval is major league baseball's new mr. october. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm lynn berry. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> right now, hurricane sandy looks to become a menace to folks along the east coast. it's expected to bring high winds and heavy rain, even some snow to some areas. now, early this morning sandy slammed into cubas a strong category 2 hurricane, packing wind of 110 miles per hour. this storm is being blamed for two deaths so far. one in jamaica and one in haiti. so, nbc meteorologist bill karins has been tracking this powerful hurricane this morning. what can you tell us? >> unfortunately, the storm intensified and right now over santiago cuba got nailed in the unfortunate right quadrant at the eye of landfall. jamaica, 75% of the island does not have power and bands over hatedty will cause life threatening flash flooding through the morning hours. the bahamas during the day toda
romney and president obama crisscross the country trying to reach each voter. >> what is the cure for romnesia? >> well, obama care covers preexisting conditions, so -- >> and pablo sandoval is major league baseball's new mr. october. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm lynn berry. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> right now, hurricane sandy looks to become a menace to folks along the east coast. it's expected to bring high winds and heavy rain, even...
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romney was bad on issues. and another woman saying no, no, no, he's not bad. they're mischaracterizing him. >> is it the fact that people might be afraid of the republican party or afraid of mitt romney specifically? i think the narrative might be changing that people might like mitt romney. i like my congressman, i don't like congress. >> the challenge for him is the etch a sketch narrative which is people feel they don't know entirely where he stands. for instance, mccain was known as the renegade. if someone criticized the gop, mccain is different, he's a maverick. with mitt romney we're not exactly sure. he's perceived as someone who switches positions so many times that you're not sure what his position is. when someone says something negative, how are you sure it's not true? one of the things it didn't show, one of his surrogates who said abortion isn't an important issue. he was speaking on behalf of the romney campaign. that's an anchor. that's when you start seeing the incanninging. >> is there still
romney was bad on issues. and another woman saying no, no, no, he's not bad. they're mischaracterizing him. >> is it the fact that people might be afraid of the republican party or afraid of mitt romney specifically? i think the narrative might be changing that people might like mitt romney. i like my congressman, i don't like congress. >> the challenge for him is the etch a sketch narrative which is people feel they don't know entirely where he stands. for instance, mccain was...
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romney handled it okay. but the president made it clear, romney sis inconsistent. romney wanted to show people he's fluid in foreign policy. the president is right, there is a lot of holes in things mitt romney said last night versus the past, but he largely would send the signal to some voters i can do this job. i'm credible as commander in chief. getting over that bar is what his goal was so people would move past that question and on to other issues. >> even understanding the romney strategy if you were on twitter last night, reading the analysis afterwards, a lot of conservatives thought romney could have gone too far for applauding the president. i praise the president, i agree with the president actually. was that part of the strategy? >> it was part of the strategy. he may have done it more than his own advisers would have liked. but the point was to suggest mature, responsible, that he would be a steady hand on foreign policy. that he's not a war mongerme mm. by agreeing with the president, he took the edge off of that. the president is not scene quite as f
romney handled it okay. but the president made it clear, romney sis inconsistent. romney wanted to show people he's fluid in foreign policy. the president is right, there is a lot of holes in things mitt romney said last night versus the past, but he largely would send the signal to some voters i can do this job. i'm credible as commander in chief. getting over that bar is what his goal was so people would move past that question and on to other issues. >> even understanding the romney...
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they benefit governor romney. if you are talking strictly on paper. the more enthusiastic voters are older. >> the states effected by sandy are solidly blue. >> well, virginia. this is going to be a close election. virginia could be effected. i told you congressman clay burn. it could make a difference. >> all eyes remain on ohio. governor romney was in ohio campaigning and made mention of the storm and the impact of sandy. take a look. >> i know that right now, some people in the country are nervous about a storm about to hit the coast. our thoughts and prayers are with the people who find themselves in harms way. [ applause ] >> so both sides recognizing the fact sandy is going to dominate the realities, the lives of so many voters over the next week. do you think though, that is going to implement the change where more focus as we talk about the campaigns staying tight in ohio. more attention going into that state? >> yeah, i think that remains to be seen. earlier today, the president mentioned it remains to be seen whether this is going to affect
they benefit governor romney. if you are talking strictly on paper. the more enthusiastic voters are older. >> the states effected by sandy are solidly blue. >> well, virginia. this is going to be a close election. virginia could be effected. i told you congressman clay burn. it could make a difference. >> all eyes remain on ohio. governor romney was in ohio campaigning and made mention of the storm and the impact of sandy. take a look. >> i know that right now, some...
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it looks to him like romney is leading obama. that clip, later in the show. >>> let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock here in new york city. we begin with the final sprint to election day. the keanes' travel plans tell you everything you need to know about where this race will be had. our nbc political team puts the remaining number of tossup states now at seven with a total of 89 electoral votes up for grabs. today alone, the white house connecticco contenders will hit four of the states from davenport to reno, nevada. the latest "washington post"/abc news poll, this race is statistically tied. mitt romney looking to claim the momentum yesterday with just 13 days to go. >> these debates have super charged our campaign. there's no question about it. we're seeing more and more enthusiasm, more and more support. i had to look at the president's campaign as well through the eyes of those debates. and well, you know, he's been reduced to try to defend characters on "sesame street" and word games of various kinds and
it looks to him like romney is leading obama. that clip, later in the show. >>> let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock here in new york city. we begin with the final sprint to election day. the keanes' travel plans tell you everything you need to know about where this race will be had. our nbc political team puts the remaining number of tossup states now at seven with a total of 89 electoral votes up for grabs. today alone, the white house connecticco contenders will...
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senate. >> late last night, the romney campaign issued a statement reading governor romney disagrees with richard mourdock's comments. dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz slammed the remarks as outrageous and demeaning. >>> governor romney has a slight lead over president obama in a new poll. romney is head of the president 49% to 48%. that was only after rounding off the decimal points. since the numbers are within the margin of error, the two candidates are in a virtual tie. and the time to press the flesh is getting short for the keanes as they try to lock in every single last vote before november 6th. nbc's tracie potts has details for us from washington. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. they're doing it by crisscrossing this country, hitting the battleground states. let's talk about governor romney. is he in nevada and iowa today. he's going to be in ohio tomorrow after last night rallying with his running mate, paul ryan. he had a huge rally in colorado, in addition to that "washington post"/abc poll there's a virtual tie in the latest reuters poll. he's on
senate. >> late last night, the romney campaign issued a statement reading governor romney disagrees with richard mourdock's comments. dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz slammed the remarks as outrageous and demeaning. >>> governor romney has a slight lead over president obama in a new poll. romney is head of the president 49% to 48%. that was only after rounding off the decimal points. since the numbers are within the margin of error, the two candidates are in a virtual tie. and...
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mitt romney made three stops in ohio on thursday. he told voters this campaign is about families and said his main goal is getting people back to work. >> i want regulators to see their job as encouraging business, not attacking business. i want more jobs. my priority is jobs, jobs, jobs. we're going to get them here in ohio. brian williams spent the past few days with the president on the campaign trail. while on air force one, the president talked to brian about the election versus the job itself. >> it's funny. one of the things about being on the campaign trail, you're in air force one, marine one, these big motorcades. michelle jokes that i have everything but a caboose and a dog sled behind me wherever i'm driving. none of that is the presidency. the presidency is all about who's going to fight for the american people every single day. even when you've got to make tough decisions that are unpopular because you have some compass about what this campaign can be. there are mistakes i've made every single day. but my compass has be
mitt romney made three stops in ohio on thursday. he told voters this campaign is about families and said his main goal is getting people back to work. >> i want regulators to see their job as encouraging business, not attacking business. i want more jobs. my priority is jobs, jobs, jobs. we're going to get them here in ohio. brian williams spent the past few days with the president on the campaign trail. while on air force one, the president talked to brian about the election versus the...
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tonight at the final debate between obama and romney, the subject, afghanistan, libya, iran, your world. >>> political poll position. the race is tightening with 15 days before america votes. latest numbers ahead. >>> and lance armstrong speaks out for the first time about the turmoil he has faced over the past few weeks. details right now. >>> very good morning to you. i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> heading into tonight's third and final presidential debate, our new nbc news "wall street journal" poll shows election night could be a cliff-hanger with the candidates now dead even. chuck todd breaks down the numbers. >> reporter: the new nbc news "wall street journal" poll shows the candidates in a 47-47 tie among likely voters. in mid september, the president led 50-45. the numbers show an evenly divided country overall. the president's job approval holding steady at 49%. economic approval down at 46%. foreign policy approval at 49%. the poll also shows a clear enthusiasm gap. the president has a 49-44 lead among all registered voters, but that 47-47 tie amo
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romney had a couple things cancel. the president began his day coming out just behind me, walking across the street with his two daughters with their god mother attending services at st. john's church. the president hasn't been home much lately. time with his family. the walk across the park on a dry morning here in washington. he went down into southwest washington, visited fema headquarters, asked a lot of questions. we listened to him here. the audio here in the white house. he asked about snowfall in west virginia, how long it would take to get power restored. all the way to the ohio valley, he was told. then he emerged before cameras and made a lengthy statement. we are going play it for you now. >> good afternoon, everybody. obviously, all of us across the country are concerned about the potential impact of hurricane sandy. this is a serious and big storm. my first message is to all the people across the eastern sea board, mid-atlantic going north that you need to take this very seriously and follow the instructi
romney had a couple things cancel. the president began his day coming out just behind me, walking across the street with his two daughters with their god mother attending services at st. john's church. the president hasn't been home much lately. time with his family. the walk across the park on a dry morning here in washington. he went down into southwest washington, visited fema headquarters, asked a lot of questions. we listened to him here. the audio here in the white house. he asked about...
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romney's at 206. he would need some combination, even if he gets florida and even if he gets virginia where he's favored. 248, 271, colorado and even if he gets colorado. look at that, he's at 257. wisconsin, 267 and you can swap wisconsin for iowa. it's why the midwest is so important and why it is so key for mitt romney to win two of those three midwestern states and if president obama gets ohio you can see how difficult the path becomes for romney and how it can go for president obama. >> domenica, what's the one state that will keep us up all night come election day. >> well, you know, we've talked a lot about florida. we've talked a lot about virginia and we've talked about the importance of ohio and it's still important and lots of electoral votes out there and let's put all of these back in and let's take a look here and the one state we think about is colorado, because if you were to take florida and give it to mitt romney, virginia, give it to mitt romney, o highway owe, give it to mitt romne
romney's at 206. he would need some combination, even if he gets florida and even if he gets virginia where he's favored. 248, 271, colorado and even if he gets colorado. look at that, he's at 257. wisconsin, 267 and you can swap wisconsin for iowa. it's why the midwest is so important and why it is so key for mitt romney to win two of those three midwestern states and if president obama gets ohio you can see how difficult the path becomes for romney and how it can go for president obama....
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is it the romney there last night or the romney in the past? do you think he really believes that 2014 is it? or he asks the generals again, do we stay longer? >> we're probably going to end up with some sort of a residual force, but right now close to 70,000. if we end up with 10,000 or 15,000 in afghanistan, it's not the end of the world. i think it makes sense if we can get a situation where americans and afghans can work together and train together. the biggest problem with afghanistan is people we're training are killing the americans. >> and, willie, that really is -- i did not go to any military colleges, but if you were actually training people to turn around and kill you, that's a bad sign you need to get out of the country. >> i audited a class at west pointe once. >> here we go. we were doing so well. coming up live -- >> what about the giants? we're going to talk about the giants. >> we're going to keep going here. senator john mccain will be here onset. and also romney's sparring partner and debate prep, dr. brzezinski will join us
is it the romney there last night or the romney in the past? do you think he really believes that 2014 is it? or he asks the generals again, do we stay longer? >> we're probably going to end up with some sort of a residual force, but right now close to 70,000. if we end up with 10,000 or 15,000 in afghanistan, it's not the end of the world. i think it makes sense if we can get a situation where americans and afghans can work together and train together. the biggest problem with...
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romney tries to have voters believe that he's a car guy, proud son of george romney, held of american motors. but there is that op-ed that will haunt him for the next nine days. and the title says it all. let detroit go bankrupt. romney might have been voicing his opposition to bailing out the auto companies and instead managed -- wanted to go with managed bankruptcy, but it translated if he want detroit to go away and die. and while the auto industry is making a slow and somewhat staggered comeback, it walk as fine line between bankruptcy and solvency. president obama's plan did not give up on the american car or american car manufacturing. and that may translate in the president's favor beyond michigan into key battleground states like ohio where recent polls show him doing better among white male voters than in other parts of the country. so ari, to me this notion of romney trying to sell himself as an automat bot when he's clear deceptive, he can keep saying i love cars when we have that let detroit go bankrupt headline. >> this goes to the entire mindset of their world views. mit
romney tries to have voters believe that he's a car guy, proud son of george romney, held of american motors. but there is that op-ed that will haunt him for the next nine days. and the title says it all. let detroit go bankrupt. romney might have been voicing his opposition to bailing out the auto companies and instead managed -- wanted to go with managed bankruptcy, but it translated if he want detroit to go away and die. and while the auto industry is making a slow and somewhat staggered...
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president, or mitt romney? other than cutting taxes, how are we going to get going into the next four years? >> you know the answer to the question you just asked. it is pretty simple. fear of losing. fear of losing their grip on power. both parties, both candidates, governor romney said the other night -- he's absolutely correct. with regard to afghanistan and anywhere else in the world. between can't kill our way to victory. and we can't. what he didn't say was we can't cut our way to solvency. you can call it what you will. you can call it raising taxes or whatever. we have to address the tax code in the system. it has to be reformed. >> when we come back, first account of the most extraordinary battle in the afghan war. dakota meyer joins us to talk about it. kate white is here with her new book with secret success tips for the gutsy girl. first, here's bill karins. he has a check on the forecast. serious forecast. >> pit have a lot to get to. maybe a high impact, major east coast storm to talk about come s
president, or mitt romney? other than cutting taxes, how are we going to get going into the next four years? >> you know the answer to the question you just asked. it is pretty simple. fear of losing. fear of losing their grip on power. both parties, both candidates, governor romney said the other night -- he's absolutely correct. with regard to afghanistan and anywhere else in the world. between can't kill our way to victory. and we can't. what he didn't say was we can't cut our way to...
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rob portman, who was governor romney's debate partner, is the chair of the romney team here in ohio. he feels a lot of pressure to deliver this state and he says basically, if they don't win here he sees it's going to be very difficult for them to win the white house. so all eyes on sandy at the moment, and also ohio. >> well put. keeping our eyes on both places. thank you very much, nbc's ron mott there. >>> so, popular vote there's electoral vote. could it be a split election? that's our question out there today. i'd like you all to talk to me on twitter, @alexwitt. i will be reading some of your tweets throughout the day. you can also hit me up on facebook. >>> the road to 270. could it all come down to colorado? we'll take a look at the rocky mountain showdown. keep it here on "weekends with alex witt." the capital one cash rewards card gives you a 50% annual bonus. and everyone, but her... likes 50% more cash. but, i have an idea. do you want a princess dress? yes how about some cupcakes? yes lollipop? yes! do you want an etch a sketch? yes! do you want 50% more cash? no you got
rob portman, who was governor romney's debate partner, is the chair of the romney team here in ohio. he feels a lot of pressure to deliver this state and he says basically, if they don't win here he sees it's going to be very difficult for them to win the white house. so all eyes on sandy at the moment, and also ohio. >> well put. keeping our eyes on both places. thank you very much, nbc's ron mott there. >>> so, popular vote there's electoral vote. could it be a split election?...
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she said that she was for -- >> mitt romney. >> -- mitt romney. and all of these horrible people booed this 9-year-old girl. >> really loudly. you didn't hear it as much watching at home. >> mika's claiming she's trying to protect this girl from these horrible people who booed a 9-year-old. >> i was. >> the picture was like this. her hand was on the 9-year-old girl's face like that. >> because the guy behind was like "no! boo!" >> screaming at the 9-year-old girl. >> and i told him off. that's what you also see in the video. >> her hand -- if you're going to protect a 9-year-old girl, don't do it by suffocating her. >> i liked the baby wearing the tie. he was cute. >> it reminded me of a final episode of "m.a.s.h." still ahead, richard wolffe, chuck todd, "financial times" gillian tett. jamie redford. this is huge. seriously, wake up the kids for this. >> oh, my god! wow! >> at 7:00 a.m. eastern, rick stengel to reveal "time" magazine's new issue, and he is bringing somebody to help him. academy award winner, director, producer, steven spielberg.
she said that she was for -- >> mitt romney. >> -- mitt romney. and all of these horrible people booed this 9-year-old girl. >> really loudly. you didn't hear it as much watching at home. >> mika's claiming she's trying to protect this girl from these horrible people who booed a 9-year-old. >> i was. >> the picture was like this. her hand was on the 9-year-old girl's face like that. >> because the guy behind was like "no! boo!" >>...
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this afternoon, romney and his running mate power ryan held a rally in toledo, ohio, governor romney touting his business experience, repeatedly promising to bring back jobs. >> i didn't just read about small business, i didn't just study it in school. i lived small business. i know what it's like to start a business. i want to use the experience to help people get more businesses started, get more jobs, get higher take-home pay. >>> as we mentioned, the president in washington, d.c. earlier today. but he will try to leave for florida this afternoon. we're told the obama campaign canceled scheduled events this week. in northern virginia. of course there was supposed to be the rally with bill clinton and prince william county. canceling an event in colorado springs. colorado due to the hurricane as well. meanwhile in battleground ohio, the race now officially a dead heat. this is the latest poll from the cincinnati inquirer and ohio news organization. it shows the president and governor romney tied. at 49-49. you can bet the campaigns are closely watching sandy's path along the east c
this afternoon, romney and his running mate power ryan held a rally in toledo, ohio, governor romney touting his business experience, repeatedly promising to bring back jobs. >> i didn't just read about small business, i didn't just study it in school. i lived small business. i know what it's like to start a business. i want to use the experience to help people get more businesses started, get more jobs, get higher take-home pay. >>> as we mentioned, the president in washington,...
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they felt mitt romney got the nod that way, and governor romney had a better set of tools to break through the gridlock in washington, d.c. a lot of speculation as to why they may have endorsed mitt romney. they did give him an interview face to face. they said that had nothing to do with anything. that's from rick green, that said, how big a deal is this in a swing state like ohio? a paper with this record. or iowa rather. a paper that has this record, a paper considered to be a liberal-leaning paper. does this have influence? >> normally i would say no. i work for a newspaper, i like to think we're all powerful. but i think there are limits on endorsements, but in the case of "the des moines register," a very influential paper in iowa, as you just said. i do think it can make a difference, especially when it's seen as stirring the pot as this one is. if they endorsed president obama, i think that would have probably been interpreted as what was expected. we would have taken note of it. >> "the new york times." >> and "post" editorial page, which i obviously had nothing to do with. but th
they felt mitt romney got the nod that way, and governor romney had a better set of tools to break through the gridlock in washington, d.c. a lot of speculation as to why they may have endorsed mitt romney. they did give him an interview face to face. they said that had nothing to do with anything. that's from rick green, that said, how big a deal is this in a swing state like ohio? a paper with this record. or iowa rather. a paper that has this record, a paper considered to be a...
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but mitt romney wins in the south. they split nevada and colorado, which i think a lot of people think's going to happen. and somehow mitt romney wins ohio and new hampshire. he's then at 268. the romney people think -- and we talked to some maine guys last night -- think that romney wins the second district. and that locks it at 269-269. does new hampshire matter? yeah. new hampshire matters. that's why the president's going to be up there. >> we'll be there, too. >>> coming up this morning, chuck todd, moderator of "meet the press," david gregory, presidential historian douglas brinkley and "the washington post's" eugene washington. is president obama losing his edge among women? that's one of the stories in the "politico playbook." first bill karins with the latest on hurricane sandy. >> good morning. if you want to know the latest on sandy, the trend was a little further to the south, a little more impact for areas like virginia, delaware and maryland and maybe a little less impact in northern new england. first th
but mitt romney wins in the south. they split nevada and colorado, which i think a lot of people think's going to happen. and somehow mitt romney wins ohio and new hampshire. he's then at 268. the romney people think -- and we talked to some maine guys last night -- think that romney wins the second district. and that locks it at 269-269. does new hampshire matter? yeah. new hampshire matters. that's why the president's going to be up there. >> we'll be there, too. >>> coming up...
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what does mitt romney do? that's the big question mark. >> real quickly, this close to the election, does it matter if they've got to cancel these rallies? and what about their ads? if you're wall-to-wall coverage in some of these markets, the television ads aren't airing, right? >> no, they're not airing. you look at the states on the east coast that will be the most impacted, virginia and new hampshire. those states really matter. obviously, pennsylvania matters as well because mitt romney's people believe they're closing that race. but it does change everything. the key here is to not look too political. if you do that, that cob a backlash not only the states along the coastline that are impacted by this but across the entire country. it's messy out there not only weatherwise but also politically. >> you two actually interviewed the president over the weekend. you looked him in the eye. do you think he's feeling the heat, mika? >> i do. and i think that he's also enjoying the game. we were out there on the
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with the storm on the way romney canceled rallies in north carolina in the storm's path. instead he'll join paul ryan's bus tour in ohio. >> our thoughts and prayers are with the people who will find themselves in harm's way. >> reporter: president obama canceled events in virginia and colorado and will do one last rally in florida before heading to washington. he met with fema overseeing the government's plans to help states and cities. >> anything they need, we will be there. and we're going to cut through red tape. we're not going to get bogged down with a lot of rule. >> reporter: in florida he told campaign workers, turnout is the key. >> whoever is able to get their voters out will win florida. >> reporter: that could be tough in states where sandy is headed. maryland has canceled early voting and virginia, a battleground state could see power outages lasting until election day. >> several months ago and we had the third largest power outage in history but got everything back on in pretty much seven days. >> reporter: virginia is already planning to extend its hours
with the storm on the way romney canceled rallies in north carolina in the storm's path. instead he'll join paul ryan's bus tour in ohio. >> our thoughts and prayers are with the people who will find themselves in harm's way. >> reporter: president obama canceled events in virginia and colorado and will do one last rally in florida before heading to washington. he met with fema overseeing the government's plans to help states and cities. >> anything they need, we will be...
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president obama and mitt romney crisscross the country trying to reach every possible voter. >>> what is the cure for romnesia? >> well, obama care covers pre-existing conditions. >> and pablo sandoval is major league baseball's new mr. >> and pablo sandoval is major league baseball's new mr. october. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. aim lynn berry. right now hurricane sandy looks to become a menace for folks all along the u.s. east koempts it's expected to bring high winds and heavy rain, even some snow to areas. early this morning sandy slammed into cuba as a strong category 2 hurricane packing winds of 110 miles per hour. the storm is being blamed for two deaths so far, one in jamaica and one in haiti. nbc meteorologist bill karins has been tracking this powerful hurricane for us. bill, what can you tell us? >> this is going to be an historic event but eventually all the way up into areas of new england. let's get into it. the storm intensified before it slammed into cuba. there's the eye off the coast. this rain ban over haiti, they're also going to
president obama and mitt romney crisscross the country trying to reach every possible voter. >>> what is the cure for romnesia? >> well, obama care covers pre-existing conditions. >> and pablo sandoval is major league baseball's new mr. >> and pablo sandoval is major league baseball's new mr. october. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. aim lynn berry. right now hurricane sandy looks to become a menace for folks all along the u.s....
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president obama and mitt romney crisscross the country trying to reach every possible voter. >>> what is the cure for romnesia? >> well, obama care covers pre-existing conditions. >>> and pablo sandoval is major league baseball's new mr. >>> and pablo sandoval is major league baseball's new mr. october. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. right now hurricane sandy looks to become a menace for folks all along the u.s. east coast. it's expected to bring high winds and heavy rain and even snow to some areas. early this morning sandy slammed into cuba as a strong category 2 hurricane packing winds of 110 miles per hour. this storm is being blamed for two deaths so far, one in jamaica, one in haiti. so nbc's meteorologist bill karins is tracking this powerful hurricane this morning. bill, what can you tell us? >> we're in the middle of an historic event. it has already hit jamaica and it's over the top of cuba. it's going to head up into the bahamas. for the southeastern u.s. it will be a glancing blow as far as florida is concerned. th
president obama and mitt romney crisscross the country trying to reach every possible voter. >>> what is the cure for romnesia? >> well, obama care covers pre-existing conditions. >>> and pablo sandoval is major league baseball's new mr. >>> and pablo sandoval is major league baseball's new mr. october. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. right now hurricane sandy looks to become a menace for folks...
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mitt romney is politicizing this. if they cover this stuff up they politicized it. >> they would haved -- covered themselves a little bit when the pentagon and white house said they used the policies that were well ahead of laid out of an established policy. i thought that was a signal of there might be -- they might come out later on and say we need to change our policy but they followed the guidelines. you think that was a cover? >> i think what we have there was a coverup. we were able to watch this and survey it in real time that they had the ability the cooperation center and activated emergency alet network they could have had fast teams there they should have intervened they knew what was going on they had tables in advance from the ambassador he was requesting assistance requesting help there are things specifically they were preplanned attacks they weren't random and they were under fire. he was a sitting duck and the man was murdered. >>> all of the communications problems as the situation was unfolding we a
mitt romney is politicizing this. if they cover this stuff up they politicized it. >> they would haved -- covered themselves a little bit when the pentagon and white house said they used the policies that were well ahead of laid out of an established policy. i thought that was a signal of there might be -- they might come out later on and say we need to change our policy but they followed the guidelines. you think that was a cover? >> i think what we have there was a coverup. we...
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senate. >> late last night the romney campaign issued this statement reading, governor romney disagrees with richard murdock's comments and they do not reflect his views. dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz slammed the remarks as outrageous and demeaning. >>> elsewhere, the first time since the party nominations governor romney has a slight lead over president obama. the latest poll of likely voters showed romney ahead of the president 49% over 48%. that was only after rounding off the decimal points. since the march begins are in the margin of error, they're in a tie. >>> it's time to press the flesh as they try to lock in every last vote before november 6th. nbc's tracie pots has those details for us from washington, trais ssi, good morning. >> they're doing it by crisscrossing this country by hitting those battleground states. let's talk about governor romney. he is in nevada and iowa today. he'll be in ohio. a couple of stops there after last night with his running malt paul ryan. washington post abc poll there's a virtual tie. he's only one point behind, a virtual tie. he says that
senate. >> late last night the romney campaign issued this statement reading, governor romney disagrees with richard murdock's comments and they do not reflect his views. dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz slammed the remarks as outrageous and demeaning. >>> elsewhere, the first time since the party nominations governor romney has a slight lead over president obama. the latest poll of likely voters showed romney ahead of the president 49% over 48%. that was only after rounding...
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. >> reporter: the stevens are romney supporters. she took a few snapshots of what was left of their 4 by 8- foot romney sign in their front yard. >> there's political signs up and down the street. it is disheartening and sad that somebody would choose to do this. shame on them. freedom of speech, what's wrong with them? >> reporter: this is a friendly leesburg street where neighbors have differing views both democratic and republican signs put up. sure, a few spines have been stolen, but -- signs have been stolen, but never have they heard of one burning down. >> she has strong political beliefs. she's a good friend and definitely has the right to put her signs up in her yard. >> reporter: stevens has since put up a much smaller sign. >> it's just nasty. it's wrong. >> reporter: in leesburg, surae chinn, 9 news now. >>> there is sad news out of hawaii tonight where a veteran who captured the hearts of hundreds of thousands around the world passed away. 92-year-old frank tonabi's story went viral earlier this week avenue filled out h
. >> reporter: the stevens are romney supporters. she took a few snapshots of what was left of their 4 by 8- foot romney sign in their front yard. >> there's political signs up and down the street. it is disheartening and sad that somebody would choose to do this. shame on them. freedom of speech, what's wrong with them? >> reporter: this is a friendly leesburg street where neighbors have differing views both democratic and republican signs put up. sure, a few spines have been...
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. >> unlike mitt romney, i am actually proud to talk about what is ended. >> the plan spells out his agenda for creating jobs and middle-class security. comes with a wave of republican criticism that the president is all talk with no agenda. >> the new strategy includes direct mail to voters and tv ads in swing states. >> the romney campaign says the president is offering more of the same. >> the president's path means 20 million people out of work, struggling for a good job. >> romney and running mate paul ryan are in nevada. romney says a bold reform is what the country needs, not the same old stale policies. >> we have not heard of an agenda from the president. >> with polls showing the race locked in a virtual tie, political analysts say the election may turn on which side has the better get out the vote machine. >> both teams are stealing a page from george w. bush. >> the swing state blitz will continue practically nonstop. mitt romney will also be hitting colorado, iowa, and ohio. >> how is the electoral college map looking at this point? >> the associated press is estimated t
. >> unlike mitt romney, i am actually proud to talk about what is ended. >> the plan spells out his agenda for creating jobs and middle-class security. comes with a wave of republican criticism that the president is all talk with no agenda. >> the new strategy includes direct mail to voters and tv ads in swing states. >> the romney campaign says the president is offering more of the same. >> the president's path means 20 million people out of work, struggling for...
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how do you think things are going there for governor romney? do you think it is possible he could win o hi a? >> i may two trips to ohio -- the think it is possible for him to win ohio? >> i made two trips to ohio. there is a wave of taking over state house state senate and state legislatures. you hampshire is the same way. they have 2/3 of the senate and 2/3 of the house is republican. in ohio, kasich wins by a couple of points, but they take over the state house and the state senate. a win 10 out of 18 congressional seats. we are projecting things, you cannot go from 2008 and 2010 and say we are went back to 2008 before we get to 2012. it is a direct line from 2010 to get to 2012. of the polls are underestimating where we will be. my prediction is that this will be 1918. this will be an election that was projected to be close. -- my prediction is that this -- be 980. -- 1980. >> how to reconcile some of the policy positions you have that are different from governor romney, particularly when it pertains to foreign affairs and being on the camp
how do you think things are going there for governor romney? do you think it is possible he could win o hi a? >> i may two trips to ohio -- the think it is possible for him to win ohio? >> i made two trips to ohio. there is a wave of taking over state house state senate and state legislatures. you hampshire is the same way. they have 2/3 of the senate and 2/3 of the house is republican. in ohio, kasich wins by a couple of points, but they take over the state house and the state...
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so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. we were told to build a 30-foot stage. gathered the guys and we built that 30-foot stage, not knowing what it was for. just days later, all three shifts were told to assemble in the warehouse. a group of people walked out on that stage and told us that the plant is now closed and all of you are fired... i looked both ways, i looked at the crowd, and...we all just lost our jobs. we don't have an income. mitt romney made over 100 million dollars by shutting down our plant and devastated our lives. turns out that when we built that stage, it was like building my own coffin, and it just made me sick. [ male announcer ] priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> 4:28 is your time right now. it is 63 degrees in the nation's capital. what kind of impact will sandy have in our area? forecast in ju
so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. we were told to build a 30-foot stage. gathered the guys and we built that 30-foot stage, not knowing what it was for. just days later, all three shifts were told to assemble in the warehouse. a group of people walked out on that stage and told us...
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governor romney got 23%. 24% called it a tie. a cnn orc international poll called the debate a little closer with 48% saying obama won while 40% picked obama. for more on last night's heated foreign policy debate we go now to nbc's steve handlesman. he's in florida for us. steve, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. thanks. good morning from boca raton, florida. well, the debate here last night was clearly the most combative so far. though surprising to some, not on the issue of libya. but mitt romney was able to make his larger point, his claim that america is weaker now overseas than it was four years ago. mitt romney and barack obama came to their third and final debate tied in national polls, but their tv audience seemed sure to be smaller. baseball's national league playoffs and monday night football got millions of viewers who missed the face-off in florida on the rise of muslim extremism. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden and going after the leadership in al qaeda, but we can't kill our way out of this. >
governor romney got 23%. 24% called it a tie. a cnn orc international poll called the debate a little closer with 48% saying obama won while 40% picked obama. for more on last night's heated foreign policy debate we go now to nbc's steve handlesman. he's in florida for us. steve, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. thanks. good morning from boca raton, florida. well, the debate here last night was clearly the most combative so far. though surprising to some, not on the issue of libya....
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romney is calling it a sign of being desperate, even as romney was racking up his own air miles. we'll check in with the romney camp, but first, brian williams has been given full access to the campaign swing. he checks in tonight from denver. >> reporter: well, lester, good evening, having approached both campaigns about getting access and spending time with them as we get close today finds us in the middle of roughly 24 hours riding along during several stops with the obama campaign. earlier today that meant a stop in iowa. we had an opportunity to sit down with the president, all of that, by the way, for a special package on tomorrow evening's broadcast of "rock center." i started out today asking him where he finds himself in this race right now. how is it that with what 13 days to go -- you are fighting for your life in a 47-47-race? >> well, actually, i think that you know, we always knew this was going to be a close race from the start. and what we have right now is a lead that we have maintained throughout this campaign, and we are going to just continue to drive home the
romney is calling it a sign of being desperate, even as romney was racking up his own air miles. we'll check in with the romney camp, but first, brian williams has been given full access to the campaign swing. he checks in tonight from denver. >> reporter: well, lester, good evening, having approached both campaigns about getting access and spending time with them as we get close today finds us in the middle of roughly 24 hours riding along during several stops with the obama campaign....
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i think it's a foregone conclusion, romney is it going to win the state. i don't think many people are listing it as a battleground state this year, so missouri has become more conservative and more republican, and so i think he really has a chance. >> susan? >> other than indiana, are both states trending republican, but again, those two senate candidates now are in trouble. can you tell me, just yes or no, if you believe the republicans will be able to take over the majority, will they win enough seats and next week take the majority? >> yes or no? 50%, you know, i can't tell you for sure. i think there's several we're going to pick up, but there may be a few that we don't hold as well, so we'll have to see which direction we go, but it's -- you know, it's going to be a real big year if we win the senate, i think. >> speaking to that a little bit, i noticed you're on message there with senator mcconnell on staying it's a 50-50 chance, because that's the same thing he says all the time. how will you work with your -- >> maybe that's -- >> how will you wor
i think it's a foregone conclusion, romney is it going to win the state. i don't think many people are listing it as a battleground state this year, so missouri has become more conservative and more republican, and so i think he really has a chance. >> susan? >> other than indiana, are both states trending republican, but again, those two senate candidates now are in trouble. can you tell me, just yes or no, if you believe the republicans will be able to take over the majority, will...
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senate. >> late last night the romney campaign issued this statement reading governor romney disagrees with richard murdock's comments and they do not reflect his views. dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz slammed the results as outrageous and demeaning. >>> elsewhere, for the first time since the party conventions in august governor romney has a slight lead over president obama. the latest washington post abc poll of likely voters showed romney ahead of the president 49% to 48%. that was only after rounding off the decimal points and since the numbers are within the margin of error, the two candidates are in a virtual tie. >>> well, the time to press the flesh is getting short for the candidates as they try to lock in every last vote before november 6th. nbc's tracie potts has the details for us from washington. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. they are really focusing on the swing states in the final two weeks before the campaign. governor romney and paul ryan in colorado at a rally there talking about why they feel they're close to winning this election. the gov
senate. >> late last night the romney campaign issued this statement reading governor romney disagrees with richard murdock's comments and they do not reflect his views. dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz slammed the results as outrageous and demeaning. >>> elsewhere, for the first time since the party conventions in august governor romney has a slight lead over president obama. the latest washington post abc poll of likely voters showed romney ahead of the president 49% to 48%....
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. >> mitt romney and running mate paul ryan spoke about an hour ago at a rally in denver. earlier in the day romney was in henderson nevada, who said he would help small business owners. the president took aim at romney in the biggest battleground state of them all. >> if you say you won't give a big tax cut to the wealthy but you're on a video promising your tax cut would include the top 1%, that sounds like a classic case of romnesia. >> president obama continues the romnesia theme while appearing with joe biden in dayton. mr. obama accused romney of waffling on several key issues but the obama campaign may be bracing for card from donald trump who says he will big announcement related to president obama tomorrow. details have not been released. close to the home, community and religious leaders were in silver spring tonight urging people to support question 4. >> making sure that all of our maryland youth have the opportunity to go to college and university. >> question 4 is also known as the dream act and if passed, it would allow the children of illegal immigrants to
. >> mitt romney and running mate paul ryan spoke about an hour ago at a rally in denver. earlier in the day romney was in henderson nevada, who said he would help small business owners. the president took aim at romney in the biggest battleground state of them all. >> if you say you won't give a big tax cut to the wealthy but you're on a video promising your tax cut would include the top 1%, that sounds like a classic case of romnesia. >> president obama continues the...
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camp issued a statement saying that romney disagrees with murdock's views on rape. this is the second candidate to make controversial comments about rape and pregnancy this campaign season. missouri's todd aiken faced a stream of criticism, but refused to with draw from the race. -- to withdraw from the race. >> this candidate murdock, is he a political newcomer? >> not at all. he has been part of politics since the 1980s. this is his second term as treasurer. he has also served several different local and state positions. >> will be interesting to see what the headlines are tomorrow. >> very interesting. >> liz, thank you. >>> well, if you sat down in front of the tv last night, you certainly had a lot of options, and tonight we can declare a winner. in third place, the giants absolute dismantling of the st. louis cardinals. about 8 million americans tuned in for game 7. that's pretty good. in second place, monday night football, where almost 11 million people watched the bears beat the lions, and with the dominant win, yes, the third presidential debate, which dre
camp issued a statement saying that romney disagrees with murdock's views on rape. this is the second candidate to make controversial comments about rape and pregnancy this campaign season. missouri's todd aiken faced a stream of criticism, but refused to with draw from the race. -- to withdraw from the race. >> this candidate murdock, is he a political newcomer? >> not at all. he has been part of politics since the 1980s. this is his second term as treasurer. he has also served...
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and mitt romney deciding the best strategy was to play it safe. in the third and final debate, the president wasted little time touting his foreign policy achievements. >> we ended the war in iraq, refocused our attention on those who actually killed us on 911. and as a consequence, al qaeda's core leadership has been decimated. >> reporter: mitt romney tried to poke holes in obama's position, while trying to stay above the fray. >> i see iran four years closer to a bomb. i see the middle east with a rising tide of violence, chaos, tumult. i see jihadists continuing to spread. >> reporter: but for most of the debate, the president tried to belittle his republican foe's lack of foreign policy experience. >> i know you haven't been in a position to execute foreign policy, but every time you've offered an opinion, you've been wrong. >> reporter: the president mocked mr. romney's repeated attempts to agree with many of his policies. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin ladin and going after the leadership in al qaeda. >> i'm glad that you agr
and mitt romney deciding the best strategy was to play it safe. in the third and final debate, the president wasted little time touting his foreign policy achievements. >> we ended the war in iraq, refocused our attention on those who actually killed us on 911. and as a consequence, al qaeda's core leadership has been decimated. >> reporter: mitt romney tried to poke holes in obama's position, while trying to stay above the fray. >> i see iran four years closer to a bomb. i...
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but so could president obama, even if romney wins ohio in those other states. the tiebreaker would be colorado. meaning whoever wins colorado in that one narrow scenario, romney winning ohio, and those other states, that candidate would win the white house. but the new nbc news marist poll shows colorado right now is exactly tied. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >>> prosecutors ready to name some names once again. the important step they're about to take in the so-called zumba prostition case. >>> a family is puzzled and disturbed after catching a woman doing something strange to their lawn furniture. >>> and we're still tracking sandy for you. here's a live look at west palm beach. our live team coverage continues from florida, plus veronica will be back to tell us just how much damage this storm could do to our region. stay with us. anncr: five hundred and thirty seven. the number of votes that changed the course of american history. newscaster: florida is too close to call... anncr: the difference between what was... and what could have been. so this year, if y
but so could president obama, even if romney wins ohio in those other states. the tiebreaker would be colorado. meaning whoever wins colorado in that one narrow scenario, romney winning ohio, and those other states, that candidate would win the white house. but the new nbc news marist poll shows colorado right now is exactly tied. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >>> prosecutors ready to name some names once again. the important step they're about to take in the so-called zumba prostition...